Benchmark Tables

Table 1. Percent differences between nonfarm employment benchmarks and estimates by industry supersector, March 2002-2011

Table 2. Nonfarm employment benchmarks by industry, March 2011

Table 3. Differences in seasonally adjusted levels and over-the-month changes, Total nonfarm employment, January 2011-December 2011

Table 4a. Effect of March 2011 benchmark revisions to all employee hours and earnings estimates, selected industries

Table 4b. Effect of March 2011 benchmark revisions to production employee hours and earnings estimates, selected industries

 

 

Table 1. Percent differences between nonfarm employment benchmarks and estimates by industry supersector, March 2002-2011 (1)
Industry 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Total nonfarm

 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.7 -0.3 0.1

(Level difference in thousands)

 (-313) (-122) (203) (-158) (752) (-293) (-89) (-902) (-378) (162)

Total private

 -.4 -.2 .2 -.2 .7 -.2 -.1 -.9 -.4 .1

Mining and logging

 .9 .7 -.3 1.2 (2) .4 -3.5 -3.0 -.4

Construction

 -.8 .6 .5 2.6 .1 .7 -2.9 -1.3 -.5

Manufacturing

 -1.1 -.4 -.3 -.1 -1.0 -.1 -.7 -1.0 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 (2) .2 .3 .6 .5 .2 -1.2 -.6 .4

Information

 -2.6 -1.0 -2.1 -.5 -1.8 .3 -1.5 -.4 -.4

Financial activities

 .2 .1 -.8 .4 -1.3 -.3 -.1 .4 .9

Professional and business services

 -.7 -.2 -.4 1.3 .2 -.4 -.8 (2) .7

Education and health services

 .3 .2 (2) .5 -.2 -.1 -.3 (2) -.5

Leisure and hospitality

 .5 1.2 .4 .3 -.8 -1.1 -.6 -.6 .7

Other services

 1.4 .5 -1.3 .5 .3 .2 -.8 .2 -2.0

Government

 1.0 .3 .1 (2) (2) -.2 .2 .1 .1 .1

(1) Differences are based on comparisons of final published March estimates and benchmark levels, as originally published.
(2) Less than 0.05 percent.

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Table 2. Nonfarm employment benchmarks by industry, March 2011 (in thousands)
Industry Benchmark Estimate Differences
Amount Percent

Total nonfarm

 130,061 129,899 162 0.1

Total private

 107,466 107,332 134 .1

Goods-producing

 17,487 17,507 -20 -.1

Service-providing

 112,574 112,392 182 .2

Private service-providing

 89,979 89,825 154 .2

Mining and logging

 741 744 -3 -.4

Logging

 48 47 1 2.1

Mining

 693 696 -3 -.4

Oil and gas extraction

 166 166 0 (1)

Mining, except oil and gas

 204 200 4 2.0

Coal mining

 84 84 0 (1)

Support activities for mining

 323 331 -8 -2.5

Construction

 5,158 5,184 -26 -.5

Construction of buildings

 1,162 1,168 -6 -.5

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 745 757 -12 -1.6

Specialty trade contractors

 3,251 3,259 -8 -.2

Manufacturing

 11,588 11,579 9 .1

Durable goods

 7,176 7,187 -11 -.2

Wood products

 334 335 -1 -.3

Nonmetallic mineral products

 355 358 -3 -.8

Primary metals

 380 375 5 1.3

Fabricated metal products

 1,321 1,331 -10 -.8

Machinery

 1,037 1,027 10 1.0

Computer and electronic products

 1,101 1,118 -17 -1.5

Computer and peripheral equipment

 157 170 -13 -8.3

Communications equipment

 115 117 -2 -1.7

Semiconductors and electronic components

 381 382 -1 -.3

Electronic instruments

 404 403 1 .2

Electrical equipment and appliances

 362 366 -4 -1.1

Transportation equipment

 1,368 1,358 10 .7

Furniture and related products

 350 346 4 1.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 570 572 -2 -.4

Nondurable goods

 4,412 4,392 20 .5

Food manufacturing

 1,432 1,420 12 .8

Beverages and tobacco products

 177 174 3 1.7

Textile mills

 120 121 -1 -.8

Textile product mills

 117 116 1 .9

Apparel

 151 155 -4 -2.6

Leather and allied products

 29 29 0 (1)

Paper and paper products

 388 395 -7 -1.8

Printing and related support activities

 474 472 2 .4

Petroleum and coal products

 109 109 0 (1)

Chemicals

 782 774 8 1.0

Plastics and rubber products

 632 627 5 .8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24,600 24,505 95 .4

Wholesale trade

 5,479 5,492 -13 -.2

Electronic markets and agents and brokers

 827 810 17 2.1

Retail trade

 14,343 14,260 83 .6

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 1,659 1,644 15 .9

Automobile dealers

 1,040 1,024 16 1.5

Furniture and home furnishings stores

 433 429 4 .9

Electronics and appliance stores

 525 513 12 2.3

Building material and garden supply stores

 1,133 1,114 19 1.7

Food and beverage stores

 2,783 2,790 -7 -.3

Health and personal care stores

 968 963 5 .5

Gasoline stations

 813 804 9 1.1

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

 1,295 1,372 -77 -5.9

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

 563 564 -1 -.2

General merchandise stores

 3,005 2,918 87 2.9

Department stores

 1,500 1,455 45 3.0

Miscellaneous store retailers

 749 746 3 .4

Nonstore retailers

 419 405 14 3.3

Transportation and warehousing

 4,227 4,204 23 .5

Air transportation

 453 472 -19 -4.2

Rail transportation

 226 221 5 2.2

Water transportation

 61 62 -1 -1.6

Truck transportation

 1,265 1,245 20 1.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 447 455 -8 -1.8

Pipeline transportation

 43 43 0 (1)

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 22 22 0 (1)

Support activities for transportation

 555 547 8 1.4

Couriers and messengers

 517 514 3 .6

Warehousing and storage

 639 623 16 2.5

Utilities

 552 549 3 .5

Information

 2,667 2,679 -12 -.4

Publishing industries, except Internet

 748 755 -7 -.9

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 360 366 -6 -1.7

Broadcasting, except Internet

 282 296 -14 -5.0

Telecommunications

 883 873 10 1.1

Data processing, hosting, and related services

 244 241 3 1.2

Other information services

 150 149 1 .7

Financial activities

 7,641 7,572 69 .9

Finance and insurance

 5,750 5,664 86 1.5

Monetary authorities - central bank

 19 21 -2 -10.5

Credit intermediation and related activities

 2,551 2,535 16 .6

Depository credit intermediation

 1,727 1,742 -15 -.9

Commercial banking

 1,307 1,315 -8 -.6

Securities, commodity contracts, investments

 806 808 -2 -.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 2,287 2,213 74 3.2

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles

 86 87 -1 -1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 1,891 1,908 -17 -.9

Real estate

 1,375 1,375 0 (1)

Rental and leasing services

 493 508 -15 -3.0

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

 24 26 -2 -8.3

Professional and business services

 16,994 16,869 125 .7

Professional and technical services

 7,669 7,614 55 .7

Legal services

 1,110 1,108 2 .2

Accounting and bookkeeping services

 1,014 1,020 -6 -.6

Architectural and engineering services

 1,269 1,273 -4 -.3

Computer systems design and related services

 1,502 1,478 24 1.6

Management and technical consulting services

 1,039 1,014 25 2.4

Management of companies and enterprises

 1,899 1,869 30 1.6

Administrative and waste services

 7,426 7,386 40 .5

Administrative and support services

 7,071 7,032 39 .6

Employment services

 2,821 2,802 19 .7

Temporary help services

 2,205 2,158 47 2.1

Business support services

 813 806 7 .9

Services to buildings and dwellings

 1,641 1,634 7 .4

Waste management and remediation services

 355 353 2 .6

Education and health services

 19,891 19,999 -108 -.5

Educational services

 3,368 3,351 17 .5

Health care and social assistance

 16,523 16,648 -125 -.8

Ambulatory health care services

 6,072 6,076 -4 -.1

Offices of physicians

 2,329 2,339 -10 -.4

Outpatient care centers

 616 615 1 .2

Home health care services

 1,124 1,111 13 1.2

Hospitals

 4,699 4,721 -22 -.5

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,151 3,168 -17 -.5

Nursing care facilities

 1,664 1,676 -12 -.7

Social assistance

 2,601 2,684 -83 -3.2

Child day care services

 867 879 -12 -1.4

Leisure and hospitality

 12,881 12,788 93 .7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 1,763 1,749 14 .8

Performing arts and spectator sports

 378 391 -13 -3.4

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks

 123 122 1 .8

Amusements, gambling, and recreation

 1,262 1,237 25 2.0

Accommodation and food services

 11,118 11,039 79 .7

Accommodation

 1,721 1,720 1 .1

Food services and drinking places

 9,396 9,320 76 .8

Other services

 5,305 5,413 -108 -2

Repair and maintenance

 1,156 1,150 6 .5

Personal and laundry services

 1,273 1,272 1 .1

Membership associations and organizations

 2,876 2,991 -115 -4

Government

 22,595 22,567 28 .1

Federal

 2,861 2,834 27 .9

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,225 2,204 21 .9

U.S. Postal Service

 637 630 7 1.1

State government

 5,239 5,253 -14 -.3

State government education

 2,528 2,541 -13 -.5

State government, excluding education

 2,712 2,713 -1 (1)

Local government

 14,495 14,480 15 .1

Local government education

 8,300 8,291 9 .1

Local government, excluding education

 6,194 6,189 5 .1

(1)Less than 0.05 percent.

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Table 3. Differences in seasonally adjusted levels and over-the-month changes, Total nonfarm employment, January 2011-December 2011 (in thousands)
2011 Levels Over-the-month changes
As previously published As revised Difference As previously published As revised Difference

January

 130,328 130,456 128 68 110 42

February

 130,563 130,676 113 235 220 -15

March

 130,757 130,922 165 194 246 52

April

 130,974 131,173 199 217 251 34

May

 131,027 131,227 200 53 54 1

June

 131,047 131,311 264 20 84 64

July

 131,174 131,407 233 127 96 -31

August

 131,278 131,492 214 104 85 -19

September

 131,488 131,694 206 210 202 -8

October

 131,600 131,806 206 112 112 0

November

 131,700 131,963 263 100 157 57

December(p)

 131,900 132,166 266 200 203 3

(p) Preliminary

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Table 4a. Effect of March 2011 benchmark revisions to all employee hours and earnings estimates, selected industries
Industry Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings
As previously published As revised Difference As previously published As revised Difference

Total private

 34.1 34.1 0.0 $ 22.92 $ 22.93 $ 0.01

Goods-producing

 39.6 39.7 .1 24.32 24.31 -.01

Private service-providing

 33.0 33.0 .0 22.59 22.61 .02

Mining and logging

 43.8 43.8 .0 28.38 28.36 -.02

Construction

 37.5 37.5 .0 25.40 25.40 .00

Manufacturing

 40.4 40.4 .0 23.59 23.58 -.01

Durable goods

 40.8 40.8 .0 25.11 25.10 -.01

Wood products

 39.6 39.6 .0 17.34 17.34 .00

Nonmetallic mineral products

 39.7 39.7 .0 20.97 20.95 -.02

Primary metals

 44.0 44.0 .0 23.18 23.25 .07

Fabricated metal products

 40.4 40.4 .0 21.29 21.27 -.02

Machinery

 41.7 41.7 .0 24.52 24.51 -.01

Computer and electronic products

 39.9 39.9 .0 32.97 32.93 -.04

Electrical equipment and appliances

 40.3 40.3 .0 22.68 22.68 .00

Transportation equipment

 42.6 42.6 .0 29.13 29.12 -.01

Furniture and related products

 39.1 39.1 .0 18.43 18.47 .04

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 38.6 38.6 .0 23.61 23.66 .05

Nondurable goods

 39.6 39.6 .0 21.03 21.05 .02

Food manufacturing

 38.9 38.9 .0 17.50 17.57 .07

Beverages and tobacco products

 37.0 37.0 .0 22.80 22.80 .00

Textile mills

 40.3 40.3 .0 17.16 17.17 .01

Textile product mills

 37.1 37.1 .0 15.27 15.28 .01

Apparel

 37.1 37.1 .0 16.27 16.27 .00

Leather and allied products

 37.8 37.8 .0 16.87 16.87 .00

Paper and paper products

 42.1 42.1 .0 23.12 23.13 .01

Printing and related support activities

 36.8 36.8 .0 20.87 20.85 -.02

Petroleum and coal products

 42.1 42.0 -.1 33.40 33.31 -.09

Chemicals

 41.2 41.2 .0 27.49 27.46 -.03

Plastics and rubber products

 41.2 41.2 .0 19.67 19.67 .00

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 34.2 34.2 .0 19.90 19.89 -.01

Wholesale trade

 38.3 38.3 .0 26.00 26.03 .03

Retail trade

 31.1 31.1 .0 15.74 15.75 .01

Transportation and warehousing

 38.5 38.6 .1 21.40 21.38 -.02

Utilities

 41.8 41.8 .0 33.52 33.52 .00

Information

 36.2 36.3 .1 31.71 31.77 .06

Financial activities

 36.7 36.8 .1 27.56 27.59 .03

Professional and business services

 35.4 35.4 .0 27.54 27.55 .01

Education and health services

 32.6 32.6 .0 23.32 23.40 .08

Leisure and hospitality

 25.7 25.7 .0 13.25 13.24 -.01

Other services

 31.5 31.6 .1 20.44 20.46 .02

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Table 4b. Effect of March 2011 benchmark revisions to production employee hours and earnings estimates, selected industries
Industry Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings
As previously published As revised Difference As previously published As revised Difference

Total private

 33.3 33.3 0.0 $ 19.32 $ 19.35 $ 0.03

Goods-producing

 40.5 40.5 .0 20.48 20.48 .00

Private service-providing

 32.1 32.2 .1 19.08 19.12 .04

Mining and logging

 45.4 45.3 -.1 24.69 24.68 -.01

Construction

 38.1 38.1 .0 23.37 23.38 .01

Manufacturing

 41.3 41.3 .0 18.89 18.90 .01

Durable goods

 41.8 41.9 .1 20.11 20.12 .01

Wood products

 39.7 39.8 .1 14.82 14.82 .00

Nonmetallic mineral products

 41.4 41.4 .0 17.84 17.81 -.03

Primary metals

 45.1 45.1 .0 19.95 19.99 .04

Fabricated metal products

 41.8 41.8 .0 18.08 18.07 -.01

Machinery

 43.1 43.1 .0 19.38 19.38 .00

Computer and electronic products

 40.3 40.4 .1 23.23 23.23 .00

Electrical equipment and appliances

 41.0 41.0 .0 17.99 17.99 .00

Transportation equipment

 43.5 43.6 .1 25.48 25.49 .01

Furniture and related products

 40.4 40.3 -.1 15.22 15.24 .02

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 38.9 38.9 .0 16.91 16.93 .02

Nondurable goods

 40.5 40.5 .0 16.97 16.97 .00

Food manufacturing

 39.4 39.4 .0 14.52 14.57 .05

Beverages and tobacco products

 38.8 38.8 .0 20.58 20.58 .0

Textile mills

 40.8 40.7 -.1 13.94 14.00 .06

Textile product mills

 39.4 39.4 .0 12.20 12.19 -.01

Apparel

 38.6 38.6 .0 11.72 11.71 -.01

Leather and allied products

 39.3 39.3 .0 13.35 13.35 .00

Paper and paper products

 43.3 43.3 .0 19.95 19.96 .01

Printing and related support activities

 37.8 37.8 .0 17.25 17.24 -.01

Petroleum and coal products

 41.8 41.8 .0 31.88 31.79 -.09

Chemicals

 42.6 42.6 .0 21.38 21.34 -.04

Plastics and rubber products

 41.9 41.9 .0 15.85 15.84 -.01

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 33.4 33.4 .0 17.05 17.05 .00

Wholesale trade

 38.2 38.2 .0 21.67 21.70 .03

Retail trade

 30.0 30.1 .1 13.42 13.43 .01

Transportation and warehousing

 37.6 37.8 .2 19.28 19.30 .02

Utilities

 42.4 42.4 .0 30.83 30.84 .01

Information

 36.0 36.0 .0 26.37 26.42 .05

Financial activities

 35.8 35.9 .1 21.72 21.79 .07

Professional and business services

 34.9 34.9 .0 23.00 23.00 .00

Education and health services

 32.0 32.0 .0 20.46 20.55 .09

Leisure and hospitality

 24.7 24.7 .0 11.42 11.42 .00

Other services

 30.6 30.6 .0 17.22 17.34 .12

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Last Modified Date: February 3, 2012